‘Inspire, Inform and Entertain’ For $2 A Word at AARP

AARP The Magazine, the highly successful magazine focused on the 50-plus crowd, is looking for fresh writers. The mag has a readership of 34 million, and even better: 60 percent of their content comes from freelancers. Marilyn Milloy, deputy editor, explains the magazine’s mission:

Our greater mission is to redefine aging in America by showing that attitude, aspiration and actions are more relevant to quality of life than how old you are,” she said. “We don’t have direct competitors, but magazines in our competitive set would include Reader’s Digest, More, Prevention and Money. We overlap with all of them. But we’re unique because of our size and our laser focus on people over 50. These are the people who most matter to us, so we show their images and offer content based on where they are in their lives — whether it’s advising how to get the most from their healthcare dollars, their work, their travel or their grocery shopping.

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